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Plastiq, PayGround to Advance Patient Healthcare Bill Pay Management
December 08, 2021

Smart payments platform Plastiq is partnering with patient payment app PayGround to offer people a single-app solution to manage and pay all their healthcare bills, even to multiple medical providers. “The pandemic highlighted the need for a massive payment evolution in the healthcare industry,” Stoyan...

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Verida, MAPay Use Blockchain Technology to Create Decentralized Healthcare Network  
December 07, 2021

Verida, a personal data network owned and controlled by users, is joining forces with global healthcare FinTech MAPay to provide a decentralized health technology network in Bermuda using the Algorand blockchain, according to a recent press release. MAPay, which has developed a hybrid architecture of centralized...

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GoHealth Insurance Marketplace Names New CFO
December 06, 2021

Health insurance marketplace GoHealth has welcomed Vance Johnston as its new chief financial officer (CFO), the company announced Monday (Dec. 6). “I am excited about joining GoHealth and the prospects for the Company’s continued growth and success,” Johnston said in a statement. “This is a...

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Videoconferencing Platforms Leaning Into Telehealth for Utility and Growth
December 06, 2021

Electronic health records (EHR) platforms are forging new partnerships for integrations that make the growing use of telehealth more effective for patients, physicians and payers. In a headline-grabbing deal, videoconferencing platform Zoom announced it is inviting health information technology provider Cerner into a beta test...

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Zoom, Cerner Beta-Testing Integration of Zoom With Electronic Health Records 
December 05, 2021

Zoom has announced it is inviting users of Cerner electronic health record (EHR) systems to participate in beta testing of an integration of Zoom sessions with the health information tech company’s EHR platforms, according to a Zoom blog post. This integration will enable telehealth sessions...

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Cedar, athenahealth Tackle Digital-Focused Healthcare Payments 
December 03, 2021

Healthcare financial technology platform Cedar on Friday (Dec. 3) partnered with athenahealth to make post-visit patient engagement and payment platform Cedar Pay available to healthcare providers through the athenahealth marketplace, according to a news release.  Cedar Pay uses insights from its interactions with more than...

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CVS Health and Microsoft Link Up to Speed Healthcare’s Digital Shift on Retail’s Frontlines
December 02, 2021

Connected healthcare keeps making new connections as firms from different parts of the business world join forces to drive greater digital transformation for millions of consumers. New evidence of the gathering trend comes from CVS Health and Microsoft, which on Thursday (Dec. 2) jointly announced...

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Sprinter Health Launches at-Home Lab Appointments in LA County
December 01, 2021

On-demand mobile health platform Sprinter Health on Wednesday (Dec. 1) debuted its at-home lab service that sends nurses and phlebotomists to the patients’ homes for lab checks, vitals checks and COVID-19 testing across Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the U.S. The expansion...

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Fiverr, Stride Health Partner to Enable Access to Affordable Healthcare
December 01, 2021

Israeli freelance platform Fiverr International Ltd. on Wednesday (Dec. 1) announced its collaboration with portable benefits platform Stride Health to give Fiverr members access to Stride’s suite of health, dental and vision insurance. The companies will team up to raise awareness of America Rescue Plan-inspired...